Tag: sostenibilidad

European EUDR monitoring and enforcement authorities visit Espírito Santo (Brazil) in the context of AL-INVEST Verde initiatives

A delegation of competent and control authorities from Spain, Italy, Belgium and Ireland visited Espírito Santo, Brazil, from 6 to 9 December to learn about the traceability initiatives supported by AL-INVEST Verde and other sustainable agricultural production actions developed by the State. The visit, organised by AL-INVEST Verde and the government of Espírito Santo, through

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AL-INVEST Verde presents the Selo Verde traceability platform in Europe - Minas Gerais, Brazil

AL-INVEST Verde has presented the SeloVerde-MG (Minas Gerais) traceability platform to public and private sector actors in Italy and Spain. This platform, supported by AL-INVEST Verde, contributes to promoting socio-environmental sustainability in the coffee, livestock and soy value chains. From 21 to 24 October, Felipe Nunes, director of the Centre for Territorial Intelligence (CIT) and

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AL-INVEST Verde drives the transition to sustainability at COP16 in Colombia

The AL-INVEST Verde programme participated in the Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity -COP16-, which took place in Cali (Colombia) from 21 October to 1 November. The programme, which promotes sustainability and green transition in Latin America, organised three events on coffee, cocoa and cattle. In the sessions, organised together with the Delegation of the

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Lima Chamber of Commerce, member of the AL-INVEST Verde Consortium, receives recognition for its outstanding environmental commitment

The Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) has recently been awarded the "Carbon Footprint Award for Environmental Sustainability - Level 4" by the Ministry of Environment, in recognition of its outstanding efforts in reducing greenhouse gases and its commitment to environmental sustainability. This recognition underlines the CCL's leadership as a

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Ecuador hosts the closing of the "Dialogues on sustainable cocoa" cycle

Ecuador hosted the closing event of the cycle "Dialogues on sustainable cocoa", organised by AL-INVEST Verde, in collaboration with the German Cooperation-GIZ Ecuador and the Delegation of the European Union in Ecuador. On 1 October, the event "Integrated solutions for sustainable cocoa for the European market" was held in Quito, while on 2 and 3 October, the event on "Sustainable cocoa for the European market" was organised by AL-INVEST Verde in collaboration with the German-GIZ Ecuador Cooperation and the Delegation of the European Union in Ecuador.

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Integrated solutions for sustainable cocoa for the European market

Closing conference of the cycle "Dialogues on sustainable cocoa", developed throughout 2024 in collaboration with the German Cooperation GIZ (Ecuador), with the technical support of the European Forest Institute (EFI). The cycle consisted of three thematic virtual workshops to address different requirements of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation and Forest Degradation Free Supply Chains (EUDR): free

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AL-INVEST Verde programme presented partnership initiatives in Argentina

The European Union presented the winning partnership projects following the Second Call of Component 1 of the AL-INVEST Verde programme. This presentation took place during the Expo Rural 2024, an event organised by the Sociedad Rural Argentina that promotes livestock and agriculture in the city of Buenos Aires. The AL-INVEST Verde programme, funded by the European Commission,

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First shipment of deforestation-free coffee from Brazil to Europe 

On 27 July, the first shipment of coffee from Minas Gerais, Brazil, which complies with the requirements of the EU's EU Deforestation and Forest Degradation Free Regulation (EUDR), was made. The shipment left the port of Santos and is scheduled to arrive on 21 August in Dublin, Ireland. Composed of 320 bags from ten coffee farmers from

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Training course "Solutions for exercising due diligence as set out in the EUDR".

On 17, 18 and 19 June, the cycle "Solutions for exercising the due diligence established in the EUDR" was held, with three technical webinars aimed at the sectors regulated in the European Union's Deforestation Free Regulation (EUDR). The cycle was organised by the Spanish Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IEEB), together with the Sub-Directorate General for Forestry Policy and Combating Deforestation (Subdirección General de Política Forestal y Lucha

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